Work Vans + Road Rage
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So I was stupid and in a moment of lapsed concentration I cut up a van on the motorway. I over took the car in front and pulled in. Van passed and I put my hand up to say sorry.
What followed was the van break testing me from 60 to 25mph. I back off and he looked back and I may of mouthed something appropriate.
Anyway. The chap is in his work van and it doesn't take a brain surgeron to quickly Google and go onto his business Facebook site (a one man in a van outfit) and not only find his name, his home address and phone number.
Now I'm not a person to do anything but I know people who would of enjoyed following up on the arguement.
So if I was him why would you do it? I'm doing my garden at the moment and need a landscaper so he's now someone although local and might be alright for all I know I'd rather not give him my money?
What followed was the van break testing me from 60 to 25mph. I back off and he looked back and I may of mouthed something appropriate.
Anyway. The chap is in his work van and it doesn't take a brain surgeron to quickly Google and go onto his business Facebook site (a one man in a van outfit) and not only find his name, his home address and phone number.
Now I'm not a person to do anything but I know people who would of enjoyed following up on the arguement.
So if I was him why would you do it? I'm doing my garden at the moment and need a landscaper so he's now someone although local and might be alright for all I know I'd rather not give him my money?
One of my kids was Getting abuse from a bloke on twitter over some pictures that she posted of her in one of her one day event competitions. Idiot was posting from an account that had 12k followers and from an account that was named after his business. I took over the phone and we had a bit of an argument. I found his company name and then found him as a director of his company on companies house together with his home address where his business was. Scared the $hit out of him by posting his home addresss and a photo of outside his house in google maps I’ve deleted them now but I have no idea why people do this with the amount of information in the public domain.
Edited by oldaudi on Wednesday 18th July 20:24
We have had a couple of moments with our company liveried vans. One engineer was racing along the M4 in the outside lane. An Audi was too slow to move over so he got right up behind it, flashing his lights and giving the coffee beans when he passed. He was a new chap, so he didn't recognise the senior manager from the same company. Another engineer went postal at a filling station over who got to the pump first. Luckily the CCTV caught the whole thing, with the company logo'd van behind him. Both are now ex-employees.
Call him and say you were sorry to accidentally pull him in front of you but that was no reason to brake test you in such a dangerous fashion and that you will be sending the dash-cam footage to the police. That should keep him worried for a few months. Or he might try to find you ..
I called the number on a van when it was aggressively tailgating me on a single carriageway road when the company car I was driving to the garage had a misfire that was getting worse.
Probably not my greatest idea to call them as it was a security company and they offered to come to my house and discuss it.
Probably not my greatest idea to call them as it was a security company and they offered to come to my house and discuss it.
CooperS said:
fido said:
Or he might try to find you ..
Exactly I dont need the drama and what would I see as the positive outcome? If he can't keep it together over such an small event I'd hate to see what he's like provoked.I saw a tradesman driving around a roundabout, phone glued to his ear, so when I got home later I text him that he's an idiot for doing that with his name all over the side of the van. Such an idiot he accused me of writing his number in my phone when I saw him. Must have forgotten his yellow pages listing...
I had a local plumber have a full on psycho screaming and shouting at me because I overtook him in a perfectly safe manner, he was doodling at 25 in a 40 probably in his phone, he caught up with me in the local shopping area and went absolutely apes
t. I really can’t believe people do this in liveried vehicles. I Ignored him and drove home, checking the dash cam when I got in, found his address and phone number and registered his details with every PPI number I could find 
Was out walking the dog the other day and saw the pilloc parked in someone’s driveway obviously on a job. The temptation to pop in and tell the customer they had a full on looney fixing their boiler was huge.
Edit just noticed I’m not the only one doing that
t. I really can’t believe people do this in liveried vehicles. I Ignored him and drove home, checking the dash cam when I got in, found his address and phone number and registered his details with every PPI number I could find Was out walking the dog the other day and saw the pilloc parked in someone’s driveway obviously on a job. The temptation to pop in and tell the customer they had a full on looney fixing their boiler was huge.
Edit just noticed I’m not the only one doing that
Edited by Cupramax on Thursday 19th July 00:24
CooperS said:
So if I was him why would you do it? I'm doing my garden at the moment and need a landscaper so he's now someone although local and might be alright for all I know I'd rather not give him my money?
It can work both ways. A few years back a bloke was crossing the road at a T-junction. He saw me coming and deliberately slowed down his pace which meant I would have had to stop on the main road before taking the turn. He had a very smug and arrogant look about him as he walked across my path which did annoy me. I dropped my window down and told him to hurry up (I wasn't polite) and he launched into a sermon about pedestrians and right of way; he was clearly prepared for the moment. I called him a knob and carried on about my business.
Some time later (perhaps a few weeks) a business associate drew my attention to a bad review someone had left on Google. It was along the lines of, '...tried to run me off the road. If his windscreen fitting skills are anything like his driving I would avoid using this company'.
I got the obviously malicious comment removed without any issue, but why would someone want to attempt to damage someone's business on the basis of an indiscretion? The incident had eff-all to do with my ability to fit glass to a car, or run a business doing it. He was an obnoxious tool when I randomly encountered him, and I took the bait by aggressively calling him a knob, but he wasn't a customer so why interfere with my professional profile? You could argue that my van is a rolling advert for my business but it doesn't mean I have to put up with van-hating street warriors.
On the day, he got about 10 seconds of my time and I quickly forgot about him after the event. Until he decided to rate the service he didn't get, that is.
like the bloke on foot crossing a t junction above......swear ive had the equivalent driver slow down at various times like sat wanting to turn right at a T waiting patiently as a car approaches from the right no indication but then slows and slows and slows and youre not sure whether to go then they turn left on you right at the last minute (whilst glaring at your eyeballs in the process as if to say "yeah?") some people behind the wheel really are oddballs in their behaviour..
some vans have the "hows my driving?" sign on the back...........LOL.
some vans have the "hows my driving?" sign on the back...........LOL.
In the sixteen years at my current firm I've had a few myself and as the fleet manager had some corkers to do with other drivers.
Two of mine concerned steering round people that had pulled out on me without me accelerating, but my favourite was overtaking a guy doing 40 in an NSL, crossing double white lines that only he could see.
One of my staff was complained about for laughing at someone that nearly crashed into him when parked.
Two of mine concerned steering round people that had pulled out on me without me accelerating, but my favourite was overtaking a guy doing 40 in an NSL, crossing double white lines that only he could see.
One of my staff was complained about for laughing at someone that nearly crashed into him when parked.
Glassman said:
I got the obviously malicious comment removed without any issue, but why would someone want to attempt to damage someone's business on the basis of an indiscretion? The incident had eff-all to do with my ability to fit glass to a car, or run a business doing it. He was an obnoxious tool when I randomly encountered him, and I took the bait by aggressively calling him a knob, but he wasn't a customer so why interfere with my professional profile? You could argue that my van is a rolling advert for my business but it doesn't mean I have to put up with van-hating street warriors.
On the day, he got about 10 seconds of my time and I quickly forgot about him after the event. Until he decided to rate the service he didn't get, that is.
The thing is, if you're a normal sort of person, you think everyone else is the same - ie, we all operate on a common standard of behaviour. But 25% of adults per year have some level of mental health issue. Now it may be something completely un-noticeable to anyone else, or it may manifest itself as the person turning into sword wielding manic. Or something in-between.On the day, he got about 10 seconds of my time and I quickly forgot about him after the event. Until he decided to rate the service he didn't get, that is.
I never make eye contact with other drivers and in the situation you described - I'd just wait, but look away from them.
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